Import/export HS code 03038990: Various fish, frozen

Frozen fish not specified elsewhere

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
China 6,254,592
India 3,838,907
Argentina 3,591,299
Indonesia 3,403,943
Canada 2,726,311

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 3,405,363 2,849,229 -556,134
India 2,099,195 1,739,712 -359,483
Argentina 1,835,528 1,755,771 -79,757
Indonesia 1,980,696 1,423,247 -557,449
Canada 1,462,031 1,264,280 -197,751
Netherlands 484,960 427,457 -57,503
United States 261,274 481,551 +220,277
South Africa 441,003 284,392 -156,611
Viet Nam 326,104 251,240 -74,864
New Zealand 85,123 445,873 +360,750

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 6,656,685
India 3,837,292
Argentina 3,692,170
Indonesia 3,613,705
Canada 2,771,969

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 3,660,637 2,996,048 -664,589
India 2,094,158 1,743,134 -351,024
Argentina 1,936,399 1,755,771 -180,628
Indonesia 2,046,171 1,567,534 -478,637
Canada 1,331,364 1,440,605 +109,241
United States 701,107 542,436 -158,671
South Africa 441,003 284,392 -156,611
New Zealand 85,123 483,491 +398,368
Viet Nam 282,938 251,240 -31,698
Pakistan 210,449 206,095 -4,354

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 14
Outer London - East and North East 12
Outer London - West and North West 9
Outer London - South 7
Greater Manchester 6

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - East 10 13 +3
Outer London - East and North East 10 9 -1
Outer London - West and North West 9 7 -2
Outer London - South 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Essex 3 3 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 3 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,506,636
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,295,944
Other 819,724
Air transport 70,723

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,147,937 11,358,699 -1,789,238
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 628,090 667,854 +39,764
Other 172,710 647,014 +474,304
Air transport 62,737 7,986 -54,751

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,640,515
London Gateway Port 6,794,587
Southampton 3,630,938
Immingham Docks 3,195,222
000 819,724

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Felixstowe 5,755,235 4,885,280 -869,955
London Gateway Port 3,788,658 3,005,929 -782,729
Southampton 2,012,215 1,618,723 -393,492
Immingham Docks 1,566,599 1,628,623 +62,024
000 172,710 647,014 +474,304
Liverpool Docks 301,960 470,112 +168,152
Eurotunnel 145,535 100,230 -45,305
Dover 79,988 98,522 +18,534
Belfast Port 75,065 44,339 -30,726
London Heathrow Airport 62,737 7,986 -54,751

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 78
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Food and beverage service activities 8
Manufacture of food products 5
Fishing and aquaculture 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 21
2025-11 18
2025-10 19
2025-09 24
2025-08 25

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 52
15m-54m 23
54m+ 11
0-1m 9
Other 1

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 166,131
Poland 162,780
India 148,372
Ireland 121,348
Thailand 118,045

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 95,347 70,784 -24,563
Poland 138,086 24,694 -113,392
India 28,374 119,998 +91,624
Ireland 55,887 65,461 +9,574
Thailand 81,988 36,057 -45,931
Cayman Islands 48,007 45,644 -2,363
Germany 54,799 7,387 -47,412
Jordan 21,388 37,853 +16,465
Malaysia 35,290 19,949 -15,341
Netherlands 19,674 15,646 -4,028

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 297,690

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 246,090 51,600 -194,490

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 702,805
Other 362,099
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 107,687
Air transport 5,895

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 333,599 369,206 +35,607
Other 266,371 95,728 -170,643
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 71,500 36,187 -35,313
Air transport 1,747 4,148 +2,401

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
000 362,099
Southampton 360,320
Felixstowe 164,715
London Gateway Port 152,158
Holyhead 38,756

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
000 266,371 95,728 -170,643
Southampton 236,100 124,220 -111,880
Felixstowe 13,011 151,704 +138,693
London Gateway Port 84,488 67,670 -16,818
Holyhead 20,788 17,968 -2,820
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,323 0 -27,323
Middlesbrough 0 24,681 +24,681
Liverpool Docks 13,124 2,573 -10,551
Immingham Docks 0 9,907 +9,907
Dover 8,189 0 -8,189

Quick facts

HS code: 03038990

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Frozen fish not specified elsewhere